Conley, who lives two houses away from the Pyne residence in Highland Township, said he was trimming trees for the majority of that day.

Conley said he took several breaks, including one around 1:40 p.m. He had noticed Jeffrey Pyne's car in the driveway all day, but when he came back out of his house around 2:10 p.m., he noticed the vehicle was missing.

Ruth Pyne's body was found in the garage around 2:30 p.m. that day. She had been beaten and stabbed several times. She suffered injuries that Oakland County Sheriff's deputy John Jacob described as "overkill."

"Overkill is a term that's used when a victim is either beaten or killed in excess," said Jacob, who was called to the stand Monday and continued testifying Tuesday afternoon.

Jacob, who performs blood stain analysis, said he also went to the Pyne home on July 8, 2010, when Ruth Pyne was being committed. Pyne, who was bipolar, was unwilling to go and was rigid while lying in bed that day, Jacob said.

During questioning by defense attorney James Champion, Conley was also asked about an incident that occurred at least two years before Ruth Pyne's death, when the Pyne residence had eggs thrown at it.

Bernie Pyne accused someone in Conley's home of throwing the eggs.

"He was very aggressive towards my wife," Conley said of Bernie Pyne following the egging.

Jurors also learned more about Ruth Pyne's trip to Meijer on the day she was killed.

Oakland County Sheriff's Lt. Dave Pement said he found a Meijer receipt at the home, copied information from it and went to the store in an attempt to find surveillance video.